Adjustable hinge



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N0.5o'1,242. Patented o0t.z4,1893.-

UNITED STATES :LATENT Fries..

COLUMBUS N. PARTLOW, `OF MOONSHINE, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTABLE HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 507,242, dated October24, 1893.

Application iiled March 18, 1893- Serial No. 466,671- (NO 11105010 i .Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COLUMBUS N. PAR'rLow, of Moonshine, in the county ofClark and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Adjustable Hinges; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of ,the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention has for its object to provide a hinge which may beadjusted to overcome the evil effects of a door sagging, or the settlingof foundations, whereby the door is caused to bind along the front edgeor bottom, and with these objects in View, the invention consists incertain novel details of construction and combinationsV and arrangementsof parts, all as will be now described and pointed out particularlyT inthe appended claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective Viewof a hinge constructed in accordance with my invention, applied to adoor. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinalsection of the same showing the adjusting mechanism.

Like letters of reference in the several figures indicate the sameparts.

In carrying this invention into practice, a strap or leaf A of ordinaryor preferred construction is provided, for attachment to the door, andhaving at the inner end aknuckle, a for the reception of a pin, pintleor equivalent. The co-operating member is formed by a casing or guide Bhaving a base plate C, which is adapted to be secured to the wall ordoor jamb, as the case may be. This casing is adapted to completelyinclose the shank or extended end of the adjustable member E, whichlatter has a knuckle e for co-operation with the pin, pintle orequivalent held by the knuckle a. To secure strength and rigidity, theadjustable member E is square or rectangular in cross section at theinner end, and the casing is simply channeled on the rear side at G forthe reception of such squared portion, but the outer end of theadjustable member is screw threaded, and ts within a round orcylindrical opening formed in the casing, as

a continuation of the channel, as shown at F. The casing as thusconstructed, it will be seen entirely incloses the adjustable member,and presents a neat and finished appearance, in fact being hardlydistinguishable from an ordinary strap hinge. j

In order to secure the adjustment of the parts, and to hold them rigidlyin adjusted position, a transverse opening is formed in the casingintersecting the channel through which the threaded shank of theadjustable member passes, and in this transverse opening I mount a nutH, With which the said threaded shank engages, and wherebythe saidadjustable member may be drawn in or forced out as the case requires.The nut in the preferred form, does not project above the tip of thecasing. Thus the smooth and symmetrical appearance of the parts ispreserved.

The transverse opening it will be observed, is just wide enough toaccommodate the nut. Hence when it has been turned to adjust the doorproperly, the said door is'held rigidly in such adjusted position.

The knuckles may be, and preferably are, given an outward set as isusual in hinges of this character, thus preventing all possibility ofthe door or the movable leaf coming in contact with the stationary leafwhen the door is opened.

The simplicity and strength of a hinge having the casing and adj ustablemember constructed as shown, commend the device at once, for the casingmay be readily cast in the desired shape and will require but little ifany finishing, while the adjustable member needs only to be threadedwhich is a simple and cheap operation. The squared outer portion of theadjustable member affords all the strength necessary, and in effectforms a rigid connection with the casing so far as lateral strains areconcerned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is- In a hinge,such as described, the combination with the casing having the extendedbase, longitudinal squared channel at the forward end of said casing,open at the rear side and having the cylindrical rearward extension andthe transverse opening intersecting the round able member and thecooperatmg leaf hmged extension of the channel, of the adjustable totheforward end of the adjustable member; member having the squared forwardend tsubstantially as described.

ting in the sq uared end ofthe channel and the threaded end Working inthe round end of the channel, the nut in the transverse openingcooperating with the threaded end of the adjustl COLUMBUS N. PARTLOW.Witnesses:

WILLIAM W. WILLISON, WM.` H. BLANKENBEKER.

